We Are Prone To Seek Immediate Pleasure

God Draweth Straight Lines But We Call Them Crooked.

The Devil Tempts Men Through Their Ambition, Their Cupidity, Or Their Appetite, Until He Comes To The Profane Swearer, Whom He Clutches Without Any Reward.

I Look Upon Phrenology As The Guide To Philosophy And The Handmaid Of Christianity. Whoever Disseminates True Phrenology Is A Public Benefactor.

It Is Well, When The Wise And The Learned Discover New Truths; But How Much Better To Diffuse The Truths Already Discovered, Amongst The Multitude! Every Addition To True Knowledge Is An Addition To Human Power; And While A Philosopher Is Discovering One New Truth, Millions May Be Propagated Amongst The People. Diffusion, Then, Rather Than Discovery, Is The Duty Of Our Government.

Forts, Arsenals, Garrisons, Armies, Navies, Are Means Of Security And Defence, Which Were Invented In Half-civilized Times And In Feudal Or Despotic Countries; But Schoolhouses Are The Republican Line Of Fortifications, And If They Are Dismantled And Dilapidated, Ignorance And Vice Will Pour In Their Legions Through Every Breach.